Muscle Science

If you like to train for strength—think big compound movements in the four- to six-rep rage—try capping off your manly sets...

No other exercise recruits the sheer number of muscle fibers and stimulates as much growth.

No other exercise recruits the sheer number of muscle fibers and stimulates as much growth and adaptation as a correctly performed...

Two days after a brutal leg workout, when delayed muscle soreness is at its peak, you hobble back in the gym...

Getting in a workout when traveling can be inconvenient and sometimes a major expense. Next time you hit the road, throw...

Adding a power move to the end of a leg workout is great way to boost testosterone concentrations in an effort...

How can I increase my strength while also gaining some muscle mass? Is there some special method that accomplishes both goals?...

When it comes to foundational strength exercises such as the deadlift, back squat, overhead press, front squat, and barbell row, the...

The shoulders are arguably one of the most important muscle groups for Physique competitors. Nothing else contributes as much to the...

Is there a more badass combination than having both a heavy squat and a fast sprint? An article published in The...

Noted researcher and fitness expert Brad Schoenfeld recently completed a study in which he looked at the effects of light loads...

Which are better: free weight exercises or machine exercises? Aaron Shaner and colleagues investigated the effects of using a multi-joint free...

You may think that the reason you’re putting so much effort in at the gym is to increase your “yes” responses,...

If you pray for bigger biceps, skip the preacher curls. Sounds ironic, but that’s the advice from sports scientists at the...

We can all agree that hormonally women are more complicated than men. A recent study from Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany found...